Expression of interest for the delivery of Domestic Abuse Perpetrator Programmes Various areas in England

Expression of interest for the delivery of Domestic Abuse Perpetrator Programmes in Various Areas

In response to the ongoing demand pressures as a result of the Covid 19 pandemic Cafcass are looking for additional providers to deliver interventions to Domestic Abuse Perpetrators in Private Law Family Court proceedings in the following areas:

Cafcass Service Area Geographical Area A2 Durham, Darlington, Teeside, North Yorkshire, York, Cumbria & Lancashire A4 South Yorkshire & Humberside A7 Avon, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Thames Valley A8 Cornwall Devon & Somerset A11 Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire A15 Greater London

The interventions will need to:

• promote safe child arrangements and aim to reduce and manage risk to victims and children, • address abusive behaviours and hold perpetrators to account, • include an integrated victim safety and support service (ISS) which offer proactive engagement with all ex-partners and current partners, • offer a suitability assessment, including a motivational element to explore denial, resistance, and amenability to change with a view to maximum engagement with the programme, • Be capable of meeting diversity requirements of participants, • Be evidence based, • Be delivered in-person / on a face-to-face basis.

Potential providers should submit an expression of interest via the Cafcass e-procurement portal, https://procontract.due-north.com/Login •

The expression of interest will need to cover: • Details of accreditation and the programme(s) including the victim safety support service available, • Mobilisation and lead in times, • What capacity you have, to deliver in the area(s) - min / max, • How you intend to cover the geographical area(s), • The cost of the intervention. • Closing date for the expression of interest is Monday 1 November 2021 at 5:00pm.

Successful providers will need to be Respect accredited or deliver a Correctional Services Advice & Accreditation Panel (CSAAP) accredited programme.

Please note the following: • It is anticipated that the requirement will continue until March 2023, • the overall number of interventions required is unknown and no commitment to volume will be given. • This exercise is to supplement existing provision in the areas

For 19/20 (pre-pandemic) the referrals for each area are - this is for information only and is not indicative of future demand.

Cafcass Service Area Geographical Area Referrals - 2019/20 A2 Durham, Darlington, Teeside, North Yorkshire, York, Cumbria & Lancashire 71 A4 South Yorkshire & Humberside 28 A6 Avon, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Thames Valley 23 A7 Cornwall Devon & Somerset 44 A11 Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire 22 A15 Greater London 184